diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/syslog.3 b/lib/libc/gen/syslog.3
index 23962cde9bb7..a2763234f4fb 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/syslog.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/syslog.3
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ The same as
 but logged to a file readable only by
 selected individuals.
 .It Dv LOG_CONSOLE
-Messages written to /dev/console by the kernel console output driver.
+Messages written to
+.Pa /dev/console
+by the kernel console output driver.
 .It Dv LOG_CRON
 The cron daemon:
 .Xr cron 8 .